Dubai News Live Updates: Dubai Residents Get Missile Threat Alert On Phones

Amid the ongoing conflict, UAE Attorney-General has issued a warning against photographing or publishing images of incident sites, via digital platforms.

Sharing these visuals or disseminating false information can cause unnecessary panic among public, he said.

Oman Air cancelled multiple flights amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.

In a post on X, the airline announced, “Due to ongoing regional airspace closures, the following flights have been cancelled: Friday, 6 March, Saturday, 7 March and Sunday, 8 March 2026: All flights to and from Amman (AMM), Dubai (DXB), Bahrain (BAH), Doha (DOH), Dammam (DMM), Kuwait (KWI), Copenhagen (CPH), Baghdad (BGW), and Khasab (KHS).”

Amid the ongoing confrontation in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia said on Friday it destroyed three drones east of Riyadh on Friday.

“Three drones were intercepted and destroyed east of the Riyadh region,” the Saudi defence ministry posted on X, citing a spokesperson.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the United States and its Gulf allies had sought help from Ukraine, which possesses expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones.

“Certainly, I’ll take, you know, any assistance from any country”, Trump said, when asked about comments on the matter.

More than 19,000 flights have been cancelled across seven major West Asia airports, including UAE’s Dubai and Abu Dhabi, since the war began.

Etihad Airways announced resumption limited commercial flight schedule from 6 March, operating between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations.

“Guests with previous bookings will be accommodated as soon as possible on these flights,” the airline said in a post on ‘X’.

IndiGo is set to operate 17 flights to and from various parts of the Middle East, including Dubai, on Friday, March 6, the airline said.

The development comes as the conflict ripples through West Asia following Iranian attacks on the Gulf nations.

Rahul Ghosh, an Indian passenger who was stuck in Dubai amid the conflict, said, “There is no struggle. I did not feel like Dubai was unsafe.”

Another passenger said the UAE government was supportive of the stranded passengers in the country.

“It is a very safe country. I did not face any problem. The government helped us a lot. They provided hotels to the tourists,” he said.

Indian passengers landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi (IGI) Airport on Friday from Dubai, UAE, said the West Asian country was ‘very safe’, given the tense situation in the region.

Passengers told news agency ANI that the UAE government provided help and support amid the chaos caused by flight disruptions.

The Emirates and Etihad Airways resumed limited flight schedules to key global cities from their United Arab Emirates hubs on Friday, according to a report by Reuters.

The development comes as the Gulf nations continue to face threats from Iranian missile strikes amid the ongoing hostilities in the region.

Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas announced it has started temporarily relocating personnel from its Abu Dhabi and Dubai operations in response to the ongoing conflict in the region.

“All operations in the UAE continue to be managed through alternate arrangements. Operations outside of the UAE across the region continue as usual,” the company said in a statement.

French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot stated an Air France flight chartered by the French government to bring French nationals back from the UAE was forced to turn back on Thursday amid missile fire in the region.

“This situation reflects the instability in the region and the complexity of repatriation operations,” the minister said.

One Iranian ballistic missile and six drones hit the UAE’s territory on Thursday, the nation’s Defense Ministry said, adding it repelled six missiles and 131 drones on Thursday alone.

Meanwhile, UAE officials have privately warned Iran of action in view of aerial strikes, the WSJ report said.